While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not apply if he is sick or even unconscious. And there are ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday Sunday, stressed the importance of telling the tragedy of World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to ...

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied ...

France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed ...

Pope Francis, in critical condition with a complex lung infection, rested well during a peaceful night following a ...

German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the opposition leader, the vice chancellor and — for the first time — a leader ...

An Afghan women’s radio station will resume broadcasts after the Taliban suspended its operations, citing “unauthorized provision” of content to an overseas TV channel and improperly using its ...

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Beirut early Sunday to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader, nearly five ...

Republican state lawmakers seeking to aid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration are threatening local ...

The Ukrainian intelligence soldier doesn’t know how long his clinical death lasted after an explosive detonated beneath him. All Andrii Rubliuk remembers is ...

For some famously progressive colleges in Ohio, a new state law designed to keep transgender women from using women’s ...

The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week as Europe attempts to persuade President ...